Numbers 27:15

15 Moses said to the LORD,

Numbers 27:15 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 27:15

And Moses spake unto the Lord
Having requested to go into the land and see it, which was denied him; and perceiving he must quickly die, and being a man of a public spirit, and concerned for the welfare of the people of Israel, prays that a successor might be nominated and appointed:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 27:15 In-Context

13 After you see it, you, too, will join your ancestors [in death], as your brother Aaron did.

14 You both rebelled against my command in the Desert of Zin. You didn't show the people how holy I am when they were complaining at the oasis." (This was the oasis of Meribah at Kadesh in the Desert of Zin.)

15 Moses said to the LORD,

16 "LORD, you are the God who gives the breath of life to everyone. Please appoint someone over the community

17 who will lead them in and out [of battle] so that the LORD's community will not be like sheep without a shepherd."